Top Matchup

Jayce vs K'Sante

Patch: 15.15 (25.15)
League: Platinum+
Jayce

Jayce

the Defender of Tomorrow
Top
Jayce Top Overall Win Rate
47.64%

Matchup Win Rate

52.1%
Jayce vs K'Sante Wins
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47.9%
K'Sante vs Jayce Wins
K'Sante

K'Sante

the Pride of Nazumah
Top
K'Sante Top Overall Win Rate
47.05%

Jayce vs K'Sante - Top Matchup Guide Patch 15.15 (25.15)

Jayce Top vs K'Sante Top - Who is stronger?

Jayce Top has an advantage against K'Sante (52.1% win rate) based on 578 games. The matchup leans toward Jayce.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Jayce Top vs K'Sante Top in patch 15.15 (25.15), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 70%+ in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

Current meta showdown: Jayce (3.7% pick rate, 20th most popular out of 63 Top champions) versus K'Sante (4.5%, 12th place). These two top lane titans clash constantly, making matchup mastery a decisive factor in your climb. Even tiers, uneven results: Both champions sit at C-tier, but Jayce claims a meaningful 52.1% vs 47.9% advantage. Jayce's kit synergizes better in this specific head-to-head matchup. Silver lining: While Jayce's 47.6% overall win rate (56th among Top) struggles in the current meta, this matchup against K'Sante offers a bright spot for dedicated players. Optimize for consistency: Conqueror paired with Presence of Mind (71.8% win rate, 1.7% popularity) provides the stats you need, while the item sequence Eclipse > Manamune > Serpent's Fang with Ionian Boots of Lucidity delivers 70%+ win rate against K'Sante.

Lane dominance: Jayce not only wins the matchup but crushes CS (6.94/min vs 6.20 for K'Sante). This 0.74 CS/min advantage generates significant gold leads that compound your already favorable position. Complete superiority: Jayce dominates both win rate (52.1%) and damage output (781 vs 675/min, 2nd among Top). The 106 damage/min difference creates massive snowball potential. Intriguing anomaly: Jayce wins the matchup (52.1%) despite a lower KDA (1.80 vs 2.00). This suggests you win through macro influence and clutch plays in key moments rather than consistent individual performance.

Jayce vs K'Sante - Top Stats Comparison

Jayce Top
Jayce Top		Versus
K'Sante Top
K'Sante Top
CTierC
52.1%Matchup Winrate47.9%
47.64%Role Winrate47.05%
#56Winrate Rank#59
3.7%Pickrate4.5%
1.8Average KDA2.0
416Gold per Minute380
6.94CS/Min6.20
0.34Wards per Minute0.27
781Damage per Minute675

How to Beat K'Sante as Jayce (Top)

The Jayce versus K'Sante matchup in the top lane is favorable with proper positioning. Use your statistical advantage and prevent the opponent from realizing their potential.

Except for rare builds, Jayce deals physical damage. Focus on eliminating enemy carries. K'Sante deals mainly physical damage (82.86%), additional items against this damage type may be required against snowballing or aggressive play.

An important advantage of Jayce is higher farming statistics (ranked 13th among role champions) (versus 40th for K'Sante), which provides a stable gold advantage in extended games and allows faster access to key items. Meanwhile, their higher KDA (2.0 versus 1.8) suggests they participate more effectively in team fights.

Key aspects of the Jayce Top versus K'Sante Top matchup

Despite the statistical advantage in the matchup, overconfidence can be the main mistake. It is important for the Jayce player to maintain constant pressure on K'Sante, not allowing the opponent to safely scale up, and actively use the advantage gained to help their team.

Jayce vs K'Sante: Top Lane Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Teleport
Teleport After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
54.2% Win Rate97.4% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Teleport
Teleport After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
54.2% Win Rate97.4% Pick Rate

Jayce vs K'Sante: Top Lane Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Resolve
Grasp of the Undying
Grasp of the Undying Every 4s in combat, your next basic attack on a champion will:
  • Deal bonus magic damage equal to 3.5% of your max health
  • Heal you for 1.3% of your max health
  • Permanently increase your health by 5
    Ranged Champions: Damage, healing, and permanent health gained are 60% effective.

    • Grasp of the Undying

    Every 4s in combat, your next basic attack on a champion will:Deal bonus magic damage equ…

    Demolish
    Demolish Charge up a powerful attack against a tower over 3s, while within 600 range of it. The charged attack deals 100 (+35% of your max health) bonus physical damage.

    Cooldown: 45s

    Demolish

    Charge up a powerful attack against a tower over 3s, while within 600 range of …

    Second Wind
    Second Wind After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health +3 over 10s.

    Second Wind

    After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health …

    Overgrowth
    Overgrowth Absorb life essence from monsters or enemy minions that die near you, permanently gaining 3 maximum health for every 8.

    When you've absorbed 120 monsters or enemy minions, gain an additional 3.5% maximum health.

    Overgrowth

    Absorb life essence from monsters or enemy minions that die near you, permanent…

    Secondary Path
    Inspiration
    Magical Footwear
    Magical Footwear You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots before then. For each takedown you acquire the boots 45s sooner.

    Slightly Magical Footwear grants you an additional 10 Move Speed.

    Magical Footwear

    You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots befo…

    Biscuit Delivery
    Biscuit Delivery Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until 6 min.

    Biscuits restore 12% of your missing health. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health by 30.

    Biscuit Delivery

    Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until …

    Adaptive
    Adaptive Force
    Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

    Adaptive Force

    Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

    Adaptive Force
    Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

    Adaptive Force

    Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

    Scaling Health
    Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

    Scaling Health

    Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

    51.8% Win Rate40.7% Pick Rate

    Best Win Rate Runes

    Primary Path
    Precision
    Conqueror
    Conqueror Basic attacks or spells that deal damage to an enemy champion grant 2 stacks of Conqueror for 5s, gaining 1.8-4 Adaptive Force per stack. Stacks up to 12 times. Ranged champions gain only 1 stack per basic attack.

    When fully stacked, heal for 8% of the damage you deal to champions (5% for ranged champions).

    Conqueror

    Basic attacks or spells that deal damage to an enemy champion grant 2 stacks of Conqueror…

    Presence of Mind
    Presence of Mind Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.

    Takedowns restore 15% of your maximum mana or energy.

    Cooldown for damage restoration: 8s

    Presence of Mind

    Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.Take…

    Legend: Alacrity
    Legend: Alacrity Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).

    Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.

    Legend: Alacrity

    Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 sta…

    Coup de Grace
    Coup de Grace Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.

    Coup de Grace

    Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.

    Secondary Path
    Sorcery
    Manaflow Band
    Manaflow Band Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.

    After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.

    Cooldown: 15 seconds

    Manaflow Band

    Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum ma…

    Transcendence
    Transcendence Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:
    Level 5: +5 Ability Haste
    Level 8: +5 Ability Haste
    Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.

    Transcendence

    Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level…

    Adaptive
    Adaptive Force
    Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

    Adaptive Force

    Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

    Adaptive Force
    Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

    Adaptive Force

    Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

    +65 Health
    +65 Health +65 Health

    +65 Health

    +65 Health

    71.8% Win Rate1.7% Pick Rate

    Jayce vs K'Sante: Top Lane Item Builds

    Most Popular Build

    Starting Items
    Stealth Ward
    Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
    Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
    Doran's Blade
    Doran's Blade (450 gold) 10 Attack Damage
    80 Health
    3% Life Steal
    Health Potion
    Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
    Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
    55.4% Win Rate87.6% Pick Rate
    Popular Boots
    Ionian Boots of Lucidity
    Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
    45 Move Speed
    Ionian Insight
    Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
    63.0% Win Rate43.9% Pick Rate
    Plated Steelcaps
    Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
    45 Move Speed
    Plating
    Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
    48.5% Win Rate29.2% Pick Rate
    Mercury's Treads
    Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
    45 Move Speed
    30% Tenacity
    62.2% Win Rate8.4% Pick Rate
    Core Build
    Serrated Dirk
    Serrated Dirk (1000 gold) 20 Attack Damage
    10 Lethality
    ->
    Youmuu's Ghostblade
    Youmuu's Ghostblade (2800 gold) 55 Attack Damage
    18 Lethality
    4% Move Speed
    Haunt
    Gain Move Speed while out of combat.
    Wraith Step
    Gain Move Speed and Ghosting for seconds.
    Manamune
    Manamune (2900 gold) 35 Attack Damage
    500 Mana
    15 Ability Haste
    Awe
    Gain bonus Attack Damage.
    Manaflow (8s, max 4 charges)
    Landing Attacks and Abilities grants 3 max Mana (doubled vs. champions).
    Transforms into Muramana at 360 max Mana.
    Serylda's Grudge
    Serylda's Grudge (3000 gold) 45 Attack Damage
    35% Armor Penetration
    15 Ability Haste
    Bitter Cold
    Damaging Abilities Slow enemies below 50% Health by 30% for 1 second.
    70.5% Win Rate16.4% Pick Rate
    Final Build
    Edge of Night
    Edge of Night (3000 gold) 50 Attack Damage
    15 Lethality
    250 Health
    Annul
    Grants a Spell Shield that blocks the next enemy Ability.
    70.8% Win Rate25.1% Pick Rate

    Best Win Rate Build

    Starting Items
    Stealth Ward
    Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
    Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
    Long Sword
    Long Sword (350 gold) 10 Attack Damage
    Refillable Potion
    Refillable Potion (150 gold) Active (2 charges)
    Restores 100 Health over 12 seconds.
    Refills upon visiting the shop.
    66.1% Win Rate1.5% Pick Rate
    Highest Winrate Boots
    Ionian Boots of Lucidity
    Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
    45 Move Speed
    Ionian Insight
    Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
    63.0% Win Rate43.9% Pick Rate
    Mercury's Treads
    Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
    45 Move Speed
    30% Tenacity
    62.2% Win Rate8.4% Pick Rate
    Plated Steelcaps
    Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
    45 Move Speed
    Plating
    Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
    48.5% Win Rate29.2% Pick Rate
    Core Build
    Caulfield's Warhammer
    Caulfield's Warhammer (1050 gold) 20 Attack Damage
    10 Ability Haste
    ->
    Eclipse
    Eclipse (2900 gold) 60 Attack Damage
    15 Ability Haste
    Ever Rising Moon
    Hitting a champion with 2 separate Attacks or Abilities within 2 seconds grants you a Shield for 2 seconds.
    Manamune
    Manamune (2900 gold) 35 Attack Damage
    500 Mana
    15 Ability Haste
    Awe
    Gain bonus Attack Damage.
    Manaflow (8s, max 4 charges)
    Landing Attacks and Abilities grants 3 max Mana (doubled vs. champions).
    Transforms into Muramana at 360 max Mana.
    Serpent's Fang
    Serpent's Fang (2500 gold) 55 Attack Damage
    15 Lethality
    Shield Reaver
    Damaging an enemy champion reduces Shields they gain by % for 3 seconds.
    If they were not already affected by Shield Reaver, reduce Shields on them by %.
    81.9% Win Rate2.4% Pick Rate
    Final Build
    Jak'Sho, The Protean
    Jak'Sho, The Protean (3200 gold) 350 Health
    45 Armor
    45 Magic Resist
    Voidborn Resilience
    After 5 seconds of champion combat, increase your bonus Armor and Magic Resist by 30% until end of combat.
    100.0% Win Rate1.8% Pick Rate
    Other Items
    Serpent's Fang
    Serpent's Fang (2500 gold) 55 Attack Damage
    15 Lethality
    Shield Reaver
    Damaging an enemy champion reduces Shields they gain by % for 3 seconds.
    If they were not already affected by Shield Reaver, reduce Shields on them by %.
    33.4% Win Rate16.1% Pick Rate
    Spear of Shojin
    Spear of Shojin (3100 gold) 45 Attack Damage
    450 Health
    Dragonforce
    Gain 25 Basic Ability Haste.
    Focused Will
    Dealing damage with Abilities increases your Champion's Ability and Passive damage by 3% for 6 seconds. (stacks 4 times).
    81.8% Win Rate10.8% Pick Rate
    Maw of Malmortius
    Maw of Malmortius (3100 gold) 60 Attack Damage
    15 Ability Haste
    40 Magic Resist
    Lifeline
    Taking magic damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants a magic damage Shield for 3 seconds and 10% Omnivamp until end of combat.
    67.2% Win Rate10.6% Pick Rate
    Eclipse
    Eclipse (2900 gold) 60 Attack Damage
    15 Ability Haste
    Ever Rising Moon
    Hitting a champion with 2 separate Attacks or Abilities within 2 seconds grants you a Shield for 2 seconds.
    0.0% Win Rate7.1% Pick Rate
    Guardian Angel
    Guardian Angel (3200 gold) 55 Attack Damage
    45 Armor
    Rebirth
    Upon taking lethal damage, restores 50% base Health and 100% max Mana after 4 seconds of Stasis.
    49.0% Win Rate3.6% Pick Rate
    Jak'Sho, The Protean
    Jak'Sho, The Protean (3200 gold) 350 Health
    45 Armor
    45 Magic Resist
    Voidborn Resilience
    After 5 seconds of champion combat, increase your bonus Armor and Magic Resist by 30% until end of combat.
    100.0% Win Rate1.8% Pick Rate
    Kaenic Rookern
    Kaenic Rookern (2900 gold) 400 Health
    80 Magic Resist
    100% Base Health Regen
    Magebane
    After not taking magic damage for 15 seconds, gain a magic shield.
    100.0% Win Rate1.8% Pick Rate

    Jayce vs K'Sante: Top Lane Skill (abilities) Orders

    Most Frequent Skill Order

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    Q
    Q
    To the Skies! / Shock Blast Hammer Stance: Leaps to an enemy dealing physical damage and slowing enemies.

    Cannon Stance: Fires an orb of electricity that detonates upon hitting an enemy (or reaching the end of its path) dealing physical damage to all enemies hit.
    Q
    Q
    Q
    Q
    Q
    Q
    W
    W
    Lightning Field / Hyper Charge Hammer Stance: Passive: Restores Mana per strike. Active: Creates a field of lightning damaging nearby enemies for several seconds.

    Cannon Stance: Gains a burst of energy, increasing Attack Speed to maximum for several attacks.
    W
    W
    W
    W
    W
    W
    E
    E
    Thundering Blow / Acceleration Gate Hammer Stance: Deals magic damage to an enemy and knocks them back a short distance.

    Cannon Stance: Deploys an Acceleration Gate increasing the Move Speed of all allied champions who pass through it. If Shock Blast is fired through the gate the missile speed, range, and damage will increase.
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    R
    R
    Mercury Cannon / Mercury Hammer Hammer Stance: Transforms the Mercury Hammer into the Mercury Cannon gaining new abilities and increased range. The first attack in this form reduces the target's Armor and Magic Resist.

    Cannon Stance: Transforms the Mercury Cannon into the Mercury Hammer gaining new abilities and increasing Armor and Magic Resist. The first attack in this form deals additional magic damage.
    Max Order: Q > W > E
    55.7% Win Rate32.4% Pick Rate

    Highest Win % Skill Order

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    R
    Q
    To the Skies! / Shock Blast Hammer Stance: Leaps to an enemy dealing physical damage and slowing enemies.

    Cannon Stance: Fires an orb of electricity that detonates upon hitting an enemy (or reaching the end of its path) dealing physical damage to all enemies hit.
    Q
    Q
    Q
    Q
    Q
    Q
    R
    W
    Lightning Field / Hyper Charge Hammer Stance: Passive: Restores Mana per strike. Active: Creates a field of lightning damaging nearby enemies for several seconds.

    Cannon Stance: Gains a burst of energy, increasing Attack Speed to maximum for several attacks.
    W
    W
    W
    W
    W
    W
    R
    E
    Thundering Blow / Acceleration Gate Hammer Stance: Deals magic damage to an enemy and knocks them back a short distance.

    Cannon Stance: Deploys an Acceleration Gate increasing the Move Speed of all allied champions who pass through it. If Shock Blast is fired through the gate the missile speed, range, and damage will increase.
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    R
    R
    Mercury Cannon / Mercury Hammer Hammer Stance: Transforms the Mercury Hammer into the Mercury Cannon gaining new abilities and increased range. The first attack in this form reduces the target's Armor and Magic Resist.Cannon Stance: Transforms the Mercury Cannon into the Mercury Hammer gaining new abilities and increasing Armor and Magic Resist. The first attack in this form deals additional magic damage.
    Max Order: Q > E > W
    83.4% Win Rate3.3% Pick Rate

    Jayce tips:

    • Be sure to switch stances often. It will enhance your attacks and grant you quick bursts of speed.
    • If you find yourself taking lots of damage, try using Jayce's Hammer Stance, as it grants you additional defenses.
    • For increased range and damage, try casting Shock Blast through the Acceleration Gate.

    Playing Against K'Sante

    • Stay spread out to minimize the impact of Lee Sin's ultimate, Dragon's Rage.
    • Lee Sin has powerful tools to combat physical damage in Iron Will and Cripple but he is still vulnerable to magic damage.
    • Lee Sin relies heavily on following up with his abilities. Use disables to prevent him from chaining together his abilities and attacks.

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    Camille

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    Renekton

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    Teemo

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    -3.1%
    Malphite

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    -3.1%
    Sion

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    -3.3%
    Sett

    Jayce vs Sett

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    -3.3%
    Yasuo

    Jayce vs Yasuo

    Jayce
    -3.6%
    Vladimir

    Jayce vs Vladimir

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    -3.8%
    Riven

    Jayce vs Riven

    Jayce
    -3.8%
    Nasus

    Jayce vs Nasus

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    -4.2%
    Tryndamere

    Jayce vs Tryndamere

    Jayce
    -4.6%
    Dr. Mundo

    Jayce vs Dr. Mundo

    Jayce
    -4.7%
    Mordekaiser

    Jayce vs Mordekaiser

    Jayce
    -4.8%
    Garen

    Jayce vs Garen

    Jayce
    -5.1%
    Yorick

    Jayce vs Yorick

    Jayce
    -5.2%
    Gragas

    Jayce vs Gragas

    Jayce
    -5.6%
    Shen

    Jayce vs Shen

    Jayce
    -6.0%
    Ornn

    Jayce vs Ornn

    Jayce
    -6.5%
    Pantheon

    Jayce vs Pantheon

    Jayce
    -6.8%
    Cho'Gath

    Jayce vs Cho'Gath

    Jayce
    -7.2%
    Irelia

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    -7.9%
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    -11.0%
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